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Desert Cudweed

Gamochaeta stagnalis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 12, February 11, March 27, April 57, May 15, June 10, July 9, August 9, September 11, October 11, November 14, December 11.
United States165
California137
Arizona25
Mexico2
Baja California2
Alabama1
Georgia1
Nevada1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusEverlastings and Cudweeds · Gamochaeta

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Desert Cudweed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.